Staying in STEM

The goal of Taking Flight STEM Pathway for STEM students at San Jacinto and Lone Star college who are not yet ready to graduate is to deepen their interest in STEM so that many of them become the next cohort of Take Flight STEM Pathway students who go on to Rice or other four-year universities. 

Students who are not yet ready to graduate and are participating in the Taking Flight STEM Pathway program can benefit from a variety of activities including:

  • Access to online information sessions hosted by Rice Admissions and by the schools of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Take part in free summer seminars on STEM inquiry and communication skill
  • Participate in Zoom Q&A sessions hosted by Rice transfer students and by Rice student organizations that are devoted to STEM fields
  • Attend academic conferences hosted by Rice, some of which provide access industry representatives who are recruiting interns
  • Come to Rice for a Take Flight on-campus day that will include student-led tours, attending a Rice class, visiting a residential college and attending an undergraduate research symposium
  • Some participants will have the opportunity to present their research to Rice audiences